Show rise of the mustache the custom of wearing mustaches did not prevail in france until the reign of louis phil ppe when it be came obligatory in the whole french army in england the mustache was worn by hussars after the peace of 1815 and it was not until the close of the crimean war that engi sh civil lans as well as english soldiers in general wore hair on the lip shortly after the mustache came into favor among gentlemen horace mayhew was passing through an english country town and was immediately noted and followed by a small army of children who pointed to his lip and called out derisively he s got whiskers under his snout he s got whiskers under his snout for a long time the mus tache was tre abject of raillery even after it was becoming common and the famous caricaturist leech printed in punch a picture of two old fashioned women wl when they were spoken to by bearded railway guards fell on their knees and cried out take all we hae gentlemen but spare our lives auth companion |